Modern Physics Test 1 Online MCQs

1. Who proposed that the orbits of the electron in the atom are elliptical?

2. Ionization of energy hydrogen atom in the ground state is E. What is the ionization energy in the L⁺⁺ atom in the 2^nd excited state?

3. The ionization of energy hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. Hydrogen atoms in the ground state are excited by monochromatic radiation of photon energy 12.1 eV. The spectral lines emitted by hydrogen atom according to Bohr’s theory will be:

4. The study of photoelectric effect is useful in understanding:

5. The orbit radius of the electron in the hydrogen atoms changes from r to 4 r. The energy of the orbital electron will change from E to:

6. Which of the following is not property of the photons?

7. The orbital electron of the hydrogen atom jumps from the ground state to a higher energy state and its orbital velocity is reduced to one third of its initial value. If the radius of the orbit in the ground state is r, then what is the radius of the new orbit?

8. The orbital velocity of the electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is v. What will be its orbital velocity when excited to the energy state – 1.51 eV?

9. When a photon collides with an electron which of the following characteristic of the photons increases?

10. A photosensitive material would emit electrons if excited by photons beyond a threshold. To cross the threshold you would increase:

11. A photo sensitive metal is not emitting photoelectrons when irradiated. It will do so when threshold is crossed. To cross the threshold we need to increase:

12. The radius of Bohr’s first orbit is r. What is the radius of the first orbit in the singly ionized helium atom?

13. Which of the following makes use of photoelectric effect?

14. The maximum energy of the electrons released in photocell is independent of:

15. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 V. How much energy need to be supplied to ionize the hydrogen atom in the first excited state?

16. The energy difference between the first two levels of hydrogen atom is 10.2 eV. For another element of atomic number 20, this will be:

17. Suppose the element with principal quantum number n > 4 where not allowed in nature, what would have been the total number of elements in nature?

18. In an atom, the two electrons revolve around the nucleus. What is the ratio of their time periods in the first excited state and the ground state.